Improvement in combined seed-drill and corn-planter



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No. 210,262. Paten ted Nov. 26, 18.78.

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ATTORNEYS N.PETER5, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTONv D. C.

UNITED STAT- s PArEN'r 'Q IcE THOMAS J. LINDSAY, DAVID A. LINDSAY, ANDWILLIAM J. MINER, OF WINDFALL, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED SEEDL-DRILL AN D CORN-PLANTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 210,262, dated November26, 1878; application filed September 20, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS JEFFERSON LINDSAY, DAVID ALPHUS LINDSAY, andWIL- LIAM JEFFERSON MINER, all of Windfall, in the county of Tipton andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CombinedSeed-Drill and Corn-Planter, of which the following is a specification:I w

Our invention relates to a machine for drill ing seed or planting cornin two or more'rows at once.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the-claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of ourmachine, with the near wheel removed. Fig. 2 is a plan, with the seatcutoff. Fig.3 is a rear elevation of the machine. Fig. 4 is a partialsection at the line a: w of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side view. of one seedbox and spout, partially broken open. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a a is the frame of the machine. The axle is made in two parts, I) I),each part I) turning in boxes 0 c on frame a. d d are the wheels,attached to the axles by-screws or keys, so that the axles and wheelsturn together; but each axle and wheel is independent of the other. Apole (not shown) is to be attached at e. f is the seat, supported on astandard, 9, at the center of the machine.

The seed-boxes are attached to the frame a. They are in two parts, h h,divided on line with the axle. The lower part, h, is in shape of ahopper, and terminates at its lower end in a spout, t, that runs to theground. Theupper part, h, of each feed-box is above the axle, and isconnected to framed by brackets k. lt is rectangular in shape andnarrower than the lower part, It, as shown, and has 'a cover, Z, securedin any desired manner. The axles b passthrough the feed-boxes.

We have shown two feed-boxes, with devices for drilling or plantingconnected with each; but we do not limit ourselves to any particularnumber. A description of one feed-box and its connecting parts willapply to all the feed-boxes.

The bottom m of the seed-box h has two openingsone leading to the spouti, (see Fig. 4,) and the other leading to the spout 17.. (See Fig. 5.)The spoutnis attached at the inside of spout i, andopens into the lowerend of spout i. v

0 is a slide, fitted beneath the bottom m of the seed-box, so that itmay be moved in and out to open or close the opening from box It intospout n. That opening will be closed when the machine is used fordropping corn, and opened when the machine is used for drilling, as nextdescribed. I -Upon the axle b is a flanged disk, 10, forming aseed-cylinder, and revolving with the axle. The flanges or sides q ofthe cylinder cover-the inner side and bottom m of the lower seed-box, h.The bottom side of box It is rounded, so that the sides qbf-the cylindermay revolve contiguous to th'e bottom m.

1" 7* are small circular openings or cavities in the Sides q, that comesuccessively beneath the opening in the bottom in of the feed-box as thecylinder 10 revolves. We make the holes 1' in two rows, the holesin onerow being made more numerous than in the other, so that by adjusting thecylinder p on the axle the machine will drill a greater or less distanceapart, according as to which row of holes 1' is used.

The seed Will run from the box h, and be gathered by the openings orcavities 1', which will carry the seed back and discharge it into spoutn. A plate, '8, (see Fig. 5,) projecting from the forward part of spoutn beneath the side q of the cylinder, prevents the Seed dropping fromthe openings 1. until they come over the Spoutn. There is a plate, 8resting upon the axle b and over the portion of the box h that is withinthe cylinder 1). I

t is a plow for opening a furrow for the seed in front of the spout c,and u are coverers behind the spout t to cover the grain. The plow t isupon an arm, 1), hung at w on the forward part of frame a, (see. Fig.1,) which arm 1; ex-

tends to the rear of spout'n, Where the cover ers u are attached. Therear end of bar 2; is connected with a cross-bar, 3 to which all theplows and coverers of the machine are also attached, and the cross-bar yis connected to the short arm of the elbow-levera, hung upon the frameof the machine. The long arm of the lever a. extends up at the side ofseat f, so that it may be operated by the driver to raise or lower theplows t and coverers a.

When the machine is to be used for planting corn or other grain inhills, the parts next described will come into use.

The opening from the box h into the spout 'i is covered by a plate, b,(see Figs. 4., 6, and 7,) which plate has two circular openings, 0,somewhat larger than the grain that is to pass through them. Beneath theplate 0' is a cutoff, (1, that is a circular disk set in flush with thebottom m, and held in place by a central pin, 6. An arm, f, from theside of a cutoff, d, extends through a long slot in the side of box h.The cut-off d has two orifices, g, (see Fig. 6,) cut through it in suchposition that, as the cut-off is vibrated by moving the arm f back andforward, coincide alternately with the openings 0 of plate b, and permitthe grain to enter spout i intermittently.

i is a plate of rubber, (see Fig. 7,) attached on the under side ofplate b, with openings coinciding with the holes 0, only smaller. Theseopenings form an elastic edge to the holes 0', and prevent the cut-off dfrom cutting the grain.

The cut-ofl' d is to be operated by the driver at the proper intervalsto plant the grain in hills. For this purpose the arm f of the cutofl'is connected by a rod, 70, (see Fig. 1,) to an arm, I, on a rock-shaft,m, that is fitted across the forward part of the machine.

at is a treadle, pivoted in frame a in front of seat f, and connected bya rod, 0, to an arm, 1), from rockshaft m.

The treadle n is to be operated by the foot of the driver to oscillatethe shaft on, and

thereby operate the cut-off d in each seed-box h on the machine.

We provide a handle, g, from shaft m, by which handle the rock-shaft maybe operated. This handle is intended to be used by a person riding onthe machine especially for that purpose, when it is desirable that thedriver should not operate the cut-off.

The grain, which passes through the cutoff d into spout z, enters afurrow made by plow t, and is covered by the coverers u. The slide 0will be pushed in when the machine is used for planting in hills toprevent the grain from entering spout n.

The construction above described permits the machine to be used fordrilling or for plantin g in hills at will, without changing the parts.

The number of drilling-cylinders carried by each axle may be increased.We do not limit ourselves in that particular, nor to the exact detailsof construction set forth, as they may bevaried without departingfromour invention Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent- The seed-boxes 71. h, dividedhorizontally on line with axle, the lower part, h, having spout andplate 8, and a bottom provided with plate b c, cut-01f d, and twoopenings, whereby it is adapted to operateas a planter, or with theperforated flanged cylinders 2 as a drill, as shown and described.

THOMAS JEFFERSON LINDSAY. DAVID ALPHUS LINDSAY. WILLIAM JEFFERSON MINER.

Witnesses SAMUEL BARROW, DAVID BARROW.

